New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-18
OPEN VOTES IN THE CAUCUS.
ADJOURNING AFTER TWO BALLOTS.
THE VOTE STANDS: MILLER A, MORTON 80,
HlSCOCK IL.

ofEhhEh Hustled DECLARES FOR MILLER AND is
| cHEHRED-ALLIANCE BETWEEN MORTON
| AND HIS COCK MEN TO FORCE A
PosTPoNEMENT OF THE
STRUGGLE.
| tDr TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE!
| ALBANY, Jan. 1.-The Republican members of
the Legislature have not yet selected their can
didate for the United States Senate. There was
u deadlock in their caucus tonight between the
supporters Of Senator Miller Levi l.. Morton and
| Congressman HscOck. None received the num-
ber OF votes requisite to nominate him, although
| three hsscmblymen absent. motion was
| adopted by combination OF the lliscocl< and
Mortv", men making forty EIGHT votes necessary
| 10 q nomination Then two ballots were taken.
On the first Frank llscock received II votes,
Levi p Morton 35, and Senator Miller A.. A
second ballot called, when Mr.. IIiscock' s
| vote diminished to IL votes. Mr.. Morton's in
creased to &c. and Senator Miller received, as
before, A.. The caucus then adjourned until to-
morrow night.
The caucus was held in the beautiful and
stately Assembly Chamber Of the new Capitol It's
galleries and floor were crowded with the eminent
Republican IolAcians. The caucus was called
to order by Senator Mcmillan, who named Senator
Pitts, Miller man. for chairman Morton
man-Assemblyman Smith, OF Tompkins County
was elected secretary. cHmbinat ion between the
| lIiseock and the Morton men was swiftly dis
closed. Ex-SreaSer Erwin moved that the roll
should be called, and when this was done and
| the absence Of Assembymcn Moses. Eldridge and
| Rea was announced he made another motion to
the effect that il should require forty EIGHT votes
to nominate.
He argued that the absent members were unable
TO get to Albany owing to the great snowstorm and
that therefore IL would be just TO regard them as
present and require the votes OF majority 0f the
| Republican members elected to the Legislature TO
| make nomination. The Miller men saw danger in
the motion. aud Assemblymen Alnsworth and Baker
and Senators Sloan and Kellogg argued that 1t
might delay reaching result IN the caucus week
II forty EIGHT votes must be secured before nomi-
nation could be declared Senator Kellogg limited
at the well known gcrous illness of his wife and
said that unless the caucus nomination was made
| tonight he might possibly have to leave Albany
before another caucus was held. Not all the Miller
| men took this view Assemblymen Patt and Ar
mold well-known Miller men, said that they
thought it would be just to the absent men to delay
vote in the caucus till they arrived The Hiscock
and Morton combination with the sprnklng of Mil
Ter men carried the motion by vote OF 81 to 80.
This result was heartily applauded by the Hiscock
men aud the Morton men. Then at last came the
nomination Of the candidates. Senator Fassett
of Senator Miller, and Senator Hendricks that of
Con gressinan Hscock. Assemblymau Saxton
seconded Mr.. Morton's nomination, Assemblyman
Curtis that OF Senator Miller aud Assemblyman
Hamilton that Of Congressman lliscock.
There was intense excitement while the vote was
being taken. Speaker Hustled voted for Warner
Miller, AZ II was indicated he would in this morn
ina's TRrBUSE When he pronounced promptly
and loudly the words Warner Miller" in response
TO the secretary's call. there was burst of ap-
planss and the Miller men cheercd for
three minutes. Great applause followed
from the Miller men also when Assembyman Burns,
of Westchcster, and Assemblyman Emery, Of Erie.
voted for their man. The result OF the ballot was
as follows:
Mlller-senators Comstock, Griswold Hoysradt, Kel-
losg. Knapp PITS, sloan, smith; Walker and Worth
d mem AGS%C"h hraoe nrnC nmrn o%S DSsg
Curtis Emery. Fort Frost Goerss Griffin. IIadey Hall.
Tnery Platt Porter Prime Rcitz scaycr, slime. r. II.
smith, Taylor and \. :. rhompson-ii.
Morton.-senator- narager Coggesha, Connclly. Fas-
blymen Bacon. Buckley, Cole, Davis, Edison, Er"n'
Evans Gallagher Henry, IIogeboom Ingcrsoll atimcr,
Leetc Maxwell Pierre. Robinson, saNton Charles smith,
w. A. smith. ". g. smith. sweet, d. l. Thompson, Van
Demark, Walters. White and Youngman-35.
Davies Hamilton Howe Johnson, Mccarthy, Paison
stacy, 1isdale kmball aud krusc-l2
Ex-Speaker Erwin demanded another ballot, with
the plain intention. a. il was aferward disclosed,
Of tearing away his colleague, Assemblyman Kim
ball from Congressman lIiscock The Hiscock men
rather glircd Mt their ally when Mr.. Kmball did
indeed change from IliscOck to Norton This was
the only change on the second ballot. Ii reduced
Mr.. Hiscocks total to | / votes and increased Mr..
Morton's to 36 Senator Millers total remained un-
changed
Immediately upon the conclusion of this ballot
the Morton aud the Ilisc0ck alliance again acted
together aud carried motion of Mr.. Erwlns to adj
journ the caucus until tomorrow night. What Will
| the HiscocK and Morton combination do Will the
vote of the combination be massed upon Mr.. Nor
ton Mr.. Hiscockf Is II possible for either Mr
Iliscock or Mr. Morton to cast all his votes for
| the otherf These are questions which the
| politicians are asking tonight. Senator Mil
lcr's supporters are confident that he will
obtain forty-eight votes IN the caucus
tomorrow night. They say that Senator Miller
| has enough votes among the Hiscock and Morton
supporters to nominate him aud that neither Mr..
| Morton Mr.. Hiscock can transfer every ona OF
| his votes to the other Mr.. Hscock's supporters
are confident that all the Morton men will join
them and on their side the Morton men are conil-
ent that the fllscock men will come to them.
Preference of the three absent Republican members
| has not been clearly disclosed.
| Assemblyman Moses, of Allegany County, one OF
the three men, when here last week avowed himself
q supporter of Congressman Hiscock. He may be
considered n HIscock man with o leaning toward
Mr.. Morton. Assemblyman Rea, OF Lewis County,
the second absent man. it is thought intended to
vote for Senator Miller. The Morton men, how
ever. are claiming him. Mr.. Rea is eighty years OF
age. In the caucus tonight the statement was
made that he was Ill at his homo at
IOwyille Assemblyman EldrdQe Of Warren
County. the third absent member, when here last
week favored the election OF Mr.. Morton but since
then he Is SAID to have felt inclined TO vote for Mr.
Miller. The return of the absent members. there
fore, tomorrow night is not likely Of itself to
change the result The best judges Of the political
characters Of tho men say that they will divide
.hair rafa aranI. ha4 u.aa. Mr MilInr Mr. Mnrfln